Winnipeg Free Press: Editorialshttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials
From overnight in-paper feed, dailyen-gbSun, 15 Sep 2019 08:33:33 CDTPeach-flavoured nicotine is still nicotinehttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/peach-flavoured-nicotine-is-still-nicotine-560263692.html
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is.
That appears to be the case with vaping, as the U.S. grapples with a mysterious outbreak of serious lung illnesses, ......Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:46:20 CDTLibrary should serve entire communityhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/library-should-serve-entire-community-560167062.html
Even with their superb research skills, staff at the Millennium Library are unlikely to find a Manitoba precedent for their institution&rsquo;s current plight.
Public libraries are usually considered sanctuaries of welcome ...Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:41:35 CDTElection's over, so let's start the campaignhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/elections-over-so-lets-start-the-campaign-560065682.html
It might have been nice to have a couple of days &mdash; heck, even a few unencumbered waking moments &mdash; to allow Manitobans to catch their collective breath.
We all knew ...Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:37:29 CDTPallister's early election gamble pays offhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/pallisters-early-election-gamble-pays-off-560004782.html
In the election that almost no one wanted, the man who wanted it most got almost exactly &mdash; but not quite &mdash; what he desired.
Manitoba voters have given Brian Pallister&rsquo;s ...Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:31:01 CDTTennis champ is a win for immigrationhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/tennis-champ-is-a-win-for-immigration-559856732.html
You could feel the pride pulsating across Canada on Saturday afternoon as Mississauga-born Bianca Andreescu beat higher-ranked Serena Williams in straight sets at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New ...Mon, 9 Sep 2019 15:34:34 CDTWhy vote? And why now? Good questionshttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/why-vote-and-why-now-good-questions-559798622.html
It has become the routine, in recent years, for this space to be used on election day eve to encourage readers, and indeed all citizens who have reached the age ...Mon, 9 Sep 2019 07:22:05 CDTShould privacy be sacrificed for security?https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/should-privacy-be-sacrificed-for-security-559601002.html
It&rsquo;s a dilemma without an easy solution.
That became clear this week when it was revealed that chiefs of remote northern Manitoba First Nations are demanding the right to search for ...Fri, 6 Sep 2019 16:35:38 CDTThunberg unfazed by shameful attackshttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/thunberg-unfazed-by-shameful-attacks-559512892.html
It&rsquo;s been just over a year since Greta Thunberg sat in front of Sweden&rsquo;s parliament, calling for a school strike until world leaders took action on climate change. Just over ...Thu, 5 Sep 2019 18:10:41 CDTRestoring bus service must be post-election priorityhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/restoring-bus-service-must-be-post-election-priority-559404562.html
It&rsquo;s alarming to see people hitchhiking on Manitoba highways, particularly given this province&rsquo;s distressingly long list of women who have been assaulted and slain after accepting rides from strangers. But ...Wed, 4 Sep 2019 18:00:35 CDTNDP's federal fortunes unlikely to achieve liftoffhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/ndps-federal-fortunes-unlikely-to-achieve-liftoff-559290922.html
The political winds in Canada have shifted against the New Democratic Party. Leader Jagmeet Singh will face criticism for the party&rsquo;s poor performance, but the party&rsquo;s supporters must also recognize ...Tue, 3 Sep 2019 17:05:15 CDTBrazil burns, but the heat's on all of ushttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/brazil-burns-but-the-heats-on-all-of-us-559223152.html
Sometimes it&rsquo;s easy to take the moral high ground when there&rsquo;s someone else willing to stand lower.
It&rsquo;s convenient for the leaders of the G7 industrialized nations to lament the burning ...Tue, 3 Sep 2019 00:34:19 CDTDistraction tactic forces Scheer to confront past statementshttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/distraction-tactic-forces-scheer-to-confront-past-statements-558854342.html
Andrew Scheer has a point.
When the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada stepped in front of a bank of microphones and cameras at a formal press conference on Thursday ...Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:33:51 CDTElection debate blueprint needs updatehttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/election-debate-blueprint-needs-update-558731922.html
The leaders debate has been a pillar of electoral politics in this country for a very long time. And in case you hadn&rsquo;t noticed, that pillar is decaying.
On Wednesday night, ...Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:43:28 CDTBillboard controversy just what Bernier wantedhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/billboard-controversy-just-what-bernier-wanted-558602712.html
The first thing that needs to be acknowledged is that all the media coverage to date of the controversy surrounding the People&rsquo;s Party of Canada&rsquo;s anti-immigration billboards &mdash; up to ...Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:18:21 CDTHe got by with a lot of help from his friendshttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/he-got-by-with-a-lot-of-help-from-his-friends-558487792.html
When it comes to remembering a man like Mitch Podolak, where does one even start?
Maybe you start with his contributions to the cultural fabric of our city, as co-founder of ...Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:53:26 CDT